Iconic images: The American soldier

This Veterans Day, let's take a look back at the American soldier.

Sfc. Al Chang/Time & Life Pictures

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Grief-stricken American infantryman whose buddy has just been killed is comforted by a comrade while corpsman in background. methodically fills out casualty tags during a lull in the fighting somewhere near Haktong-ni, 1950.

Sfc. Al Chang/Time & Life Pictures

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Grief-stricken American infantryman whose buddy has just been killed is comforted by a comrade while corpsman in background. methodically fills out casualty tags during a lull in the fighting somewhere near Haktong-ni, 1950.